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which his MAJESTY'S recent indisposition had so universally excited. It is not a little extraordinary that the Pub lic Journals of Germany should have been so completely silent on the subject of the Emperor's health, which is said to have long excited unea siness. It appears that he was labouring under severe illness when the Imperial Family left Prebburg BRUSSELS, Mauch 20. It is remarked, as something unparalleled, that the mails from France, England, and Germany, which have arrived in this city this morning, have brought three pieces of intelli ence of the greatest importance. 'rule first is the death of John VI. King of Portugal; second, the serious indisposition of his Majesty the King of England; and the third, the no less serious illness of his - Majesty the Emperor of Austria. Private letters from Germany have long since informed us that the state of the Emperor's health excited much uneasiness ; the German Journals said nothing of it, and the Vienna Gaz e tt es mere ly announced at the beginning of this month that his Majesty en 4oyed good health, whereas it was well known that his Ma jesty was very ill when lie left Presburg.._( Oracle, March 21.) lENNA, 111Ancil 10.-Iletalliques, 87i • Bank Shares, 1031 i ; Metalliques (M arc h 11), 05. 5.6 ; Bank Shares, 1001 i. A Brussels Paper of the 18th, received this morning, contains the following extract of a letter, from which it must be inferred, that the political fermentation in the Russian Empire has not yet subsided. At the capitals of Petersburgh and Moscow, and in the other great cities, there is indeed a tranquil calm, but arrests continue. From every appearance, this calm is accompanied by a universal gloom, and must be viewed with suspicion—as the precursor of political agitation : " AU the accounts which we receive from the frontiers of Russia agree in stating, that many arrests still continue to be made in different provinces of the empire. At Peters_ burgh, Moscow, and other great cities, every thing is tran quil ; but it is observed, that this calm is gloomy, which causes some uneasiness. Meantime the investigation of the great conspiracy is proceeding with activity, and impor tant discoveries appear to have been made. We need scarcely add, that these circumstances are a great hindrance to mercan tile transactions." BRUSSELS, MAncit 18. Letters from St. Petersburgh, received at the Hague, an nounce that his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange enjoys excellent health. There is now expectation that the Prince will soon leave the capital of Russia as was reported, because he intends to be present at the Coronation of the Emperor. The federal fortress of Luxemburg was delivered on the 13th of this month, with the usual solemnities, to the Commissioners A ppointed by the German Conf e der a tion to receive it. 41ARCli 21.—M. de Coruna, late Minister for Foreign Af fairs, left the Hague some days ago ; he is going to Switzerland for his health. • The last Sitting of the Second Chamber of the States Goneral Will sake place to-day. Several Members from the southern provinces (says the Hague) are already on the Lye of their de- Parture.—(Brumla Paper:, March. 22.) The usual Half-yearly Meeting of the Bank Proprietors was held this day, at which a dividend of four per cent. for the half year ending the 6th or April next, was declared, Mr. YOUNG put se veral questions to the Chairman, regarding the late negociations between the Bank and Govern ment, and the advances by the Bank of money on deposits of goods. The first question was, as to the description of persons to whom the ad vances had been made ; and the total amount of such advances ? In answer to this, it was stated, that the advances has been principally made to manufacturers, and that the whole sum at present advanced did not exceed a quar ter of a million l It • .;as then asked, what -course the Bank intended to adopt regarding Branch Banks, to which it was answered, that the subject was under consideration. To a question, whether the Bank intended to continue to lend money on mortgage, it was replied in the negative. In the course of the conversation it was stated by the Chairman, that in some cases, the Bank have advanced Money on personal Security only. The Meeting was "very numerously attended. WORCESTER ELECTION.—Mr. ROBINSON, who commenced his canvas for this City on Tuesday, has, we understand, been received by the elec tors with general approbation. The latest ac counts state that Mr. ROBINSON perseveres in his canvas with unremitting activity, and continues to receive such flattering encouragement from all classes of the Citizens, that his return is now generally considered as beyond doubt. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Department, from Lieut.-General the non. Sir G. L. Cor.t, G.C.B. at th e Mauritius. The Ma rqu i s de PA.r.stEr.r„t, the Portuguese Ambassador, transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary CANNING at the Foreign Office. Mr. Secretary CANNING bad a long conversa tion with the Earl of LlvEttrooL, at his residence at Whitehall; the interview lasted near two hours. A. letter received from Corfu by a distinguished Greek in this country, dated Feb. 17, states that Nix'''.As had recently intercepted, in the defile of the province of Leondari, a corps of Egyptians on thei r route to Tripulizza, escorting 700 mu l e, laden w i t h prov i s i ons an d ammun i t i on . M any of the Egyptians were killed, and the provisions taken. ,Accounts from Hamburgh mention the detec •tion of most extensive frauds on the underwriters (.4.l4leyd's. Seven persons were under arrest at ljemburgh, and three or four at Oldenburgh, un '-uer charge .of this crime. It appears in one in stance that a foreign vessel from Harnburgh and 4 ltona to London, was sunk by the master, off.u'eskum, The packages were found to be ficti 'firms, and Insurances to a large amount were made in London. Ths ,venerable Bishop of DURII.II4 we are sorry t o ey, 4.1.1113 T ON lies' da ngero usly ill. e h ave much regre t in stating th a t M r . ~11'lltni confined to his house in Cleve 4aucl-row. I I le is:attended by Sir HEN aX HAL s. oat, Drs. SouTnEy and WARREN. Sir liumPuntY DAN.? lately melted two pieces of ic e b y t h e i r mutual friction, in a room, cooled belo w the .freezing temperature. THE FUNDS. Consols—Saturday closed - - 771 78 After the Close - This morning opened Consols began this morning at 78, and went up to 781, bat a money sale of two hundred thousand, reduced the price to 774 This sale was said to be on Hebrew account. The same parties afterwards bought back one hundred thousand, which kept the market steady at the last quotation. There has been a considerable amount of Stock sold for Account, but some of the most active operators have left town for a holyday. There is a general disinclination to speculating heavily,until the CHANCELLOR of theExcHEQuEn's intentions shall have been ascertained, as to the nature and extent of his meditated operation in Exchequer Bills. The produce of the Re. venue for the current quarter, begins to ex cite attention, as on that will depend, it is surmised, the decision of Mr. RoutssoN as to the amount of Bills he may deem it impru dent to withdraw from the ,Market. India Bonds - . . 1-3 pm. 3 per Cent. Consols (Money) - - 77,1. Ditto (Account) . . New 4 per Cent. - . 853. Exchequer Bills, £lOOO-3 4 2 3 pm. .E. 5 .00-3 4 2 3 pm. 1:100-3 4 2 8 pm. FOREIGN. In Foreign Securities there is a slight im provement, but the transactions have been incon siderable. Colombian, 1824, 50k ; Mexican, (3 per Cent., 66, 1 ,-; Chilean, 50 ; Danish, 55} ; Greek, 181 ; Peruvian, 31 ; Spanish, 104 ; Rus sian Bonds, 71k. SHARES. A Private Meeting was held on Tuesday of the Directors of the Chiliad Mining Association, at which, we understand, it was resolved to con vene a Public Meeting, when it will be proposed to return the Deposits to the several Subscribers subject to a deduction of expences. The amount of the deduction, is estimated not to exceed ten shillings per Share. An lo - Mexican, 221 dis. ; Brazilian, 74- dis. ; General Mining, 4 dis. ; Pasco, 8 dis. ; United Mexican (new), 2 dis.; Manchester and Liver pool Railway, 5 pin. STATE OF M ACCLESFIELD.--The diStreSS in this town and neighbourhood continues very great, although it has not manifested itself during the last week in any open act of violence or insubordination. An unfortunate man, named Geo. Lowndes, was committed to our Castle from Macclesfield on Wednesday, on a chargelof burg lary, to which it is probable he was impelled by extreme distress. The detachment of the fulskil len Dragoons, lately stationed in the town were replaced on Saturday by a troop of the Rays. wo other troops are stationed at Manchester. The Macclesfield papers say that there is no prospect of any immediate improvement in the trade of the town, and that the state client in a Manchester paper (usually well informed on these matter) that " of the fif teen thousand persons now out of employment in Macclesfield, one third would be put. on again in the Course of a few days," is wholly without foundation. On the contrary, the calls upon indi vidual benevolence and public charity are still as urgent as ever.----(6 1 / 2 .estcr Courant.) SUICIDE OF WILLIAM POLLOCK.—A most ex traordinary circumstance took place iii the jail of this city yesterday morning. Pollock, the man who was under sentence of death for the murder of his wife, and who was to have suffered the last punishment of the law to-morrow, strangled him. self in his cell with a portion of his own shirt. At eight o'clock, the upper turnkey visited Pol lock, and cleaned his cell. The prisoner then said he felt more easy, and in better spirits. When breakfast was taken to him, about half past nine, he was found dead, but not quite cold. lie had torn out the back of his shirt, and a strip from the side of a blanket, and these he twisted into the forni of a small rope, and fasten ed to the cross-bar of a table, a piece of wood about 15 inches long, and three-quarters of an inch thick, which he had laid across the ventila tor of his cell, a small circle of 18 inches diame ter, formed in the wall which separates the apart ment from the passage. The height of this vend lator is only oft. 4, or thereabouts, from the floor of the cell. But between it and the floor is the bed, a thick oak plank, on which the unhappy man lay, and likewise the gaud or iron bar to which he was fastend. Ile had so adjusted his bed-clothes however so as to entangle his feet, and prevent them reaching the ground, when he threw him• self off. He had also drawn a rug between the guad and the ring of his fetters, to prevent noise. Indeed, the whole circumstances evinced a degree of determination and deliberation that is surpris ing• Pollock left three letters, and a scrap of paper containing an inventory of his effects, in the jail ; these he wished to be given to his son. The letters were all of nearly the same tenor—in them he admits the guilt of suicide but states that he could not endure thought of the suffering on the scaffold for a crime he " could not bring his mind to believe he was guilty of." To Mr. Young, the Governor, he writes--." Excuse this rash act ; when you consider all, you will see there is good intentions, though not towards myself." Pollock has, throughout the whol e course o f his confine ment, conducted himself very quietly, but always denied the murder, an d appeared rather irritated when taxed with it. He has been attended by the Rev. Dr. Lee since his condemnation,—(Editt , burgh Observer, March 20.) A BILL FOR REGULATING THE • LICENSING OF ALE- HOUSES IN ENGLAND: Such is the title of a Bill now in its progress through the Houses of the Legislature, the object of which, however, is to consolidate the existing provisions on this subject, and to alter the time for granting Licences by Magistrates. It is necessary also to remark, that although an old provision is contained in this Act, it nevertheless has a new operation. In all the old Acts, a clause is inserted for compelling publicans and brewers, to sell their beer in mea sures sized by the standard measures then in use; but as now the 5 Geo. IV. c. 74, has intro duced a new Act of weights and measures, it follows that the standard referred to in this Bill must mean the standard established by that Act; and therefore, when this Bill is passed into law, both publicans and brewers mukt sell their beer according to the legal measure of the day. According to the sth of Geo. IV. c. 76. this le gal measure (a gallon) is somewhat larger than the old one, although its integral parts, as quarts, pints, &c. remain the same. By this Act, the gallon is to contain 101bs. averdupois of rain water, at the temperature of 62 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer. This alteration has been noticed in order to put parties interested on the alert, and prevent any infraction of a pro vision which would make them liable to a pe nalty of 40s. for every distinct offence. Licenses are hereafter to be granted at a Petty Sessions, to be held in the month of March for Middlesex, and in the month of September for the other counties. We cannot but express our satisfaction that the statutory provisions relating to this subject should be at last submitted to the consolidating spirit of the age; for however qnestionable may be the propriety of this measure, when applied to the Criminal Law, and some other branches of our Statutes, it is beyond all doubt that, in the pre- sent instance, they must be attended with pecu liar benefit. When it is said that every Act that ever was passed on this point, is now more or less in force, and that the first of these Acts was the sth and Gth Ed. 6. c. '25. the confusion in which they are involved may easily be imagined. There are ten or a dozen of these Acts now in force ; some having a concurrent force with pre vious Acts; some in direct opposition ; and some again varying, but in a little degree, with one another; and intermixed with these provisions are various new regulations. Thus it is evident that great time,and no small share of patient investiga tion and comparlson,would be necessary to arrive at any correct conclusion as to what was, and what was not law. The publican therefore may hail this Bill with satisfaction ; he may, when it shall be come the law of the land, purchase of the King's Printer, for the small charge of fifteen-pence, the " Whole Duty of a Publican ;"'and, more over, when he has got it, he will stand some chance of being able to understand it. We were in hopes some new regulation would have been submitted to Parliament for rendering the property of a publican In his house, and li cense a little more secure, or at least not so entirely dependent on the arbitrary dictum of any one or more Magistrate, or Magis trates, as it now is. In this, however, we are disappointed, and sorry are we to say it, because, without intending the smallest dis respect to this body of useful Gentlemen, We conceive the exercise of so great a power ought not to be entrusted even to the most upright man in the universe. We think Gentlemen of the House of Commons would not wish to hold their lands during good behaviour at all ; and still less, if that good behaviour was to be judged of by voluntary judges, without impeach ment, without indictment, without trial, and even without notice, that any such subject would be taken into consideration at a future day. 'There is (at least it appears so to us) no difference between the Publican and the Member in this respect the house of the Publican, an d th e li cence appendant to it, being as much the pro perty as th e l an ds of the Member. And al though, the Magistrates, by depriving him of his license, cannot take away his house also, yet of what value is the house unless the licence be retained ? Clearly worse than useless ; it is a positive unproductive burden. We hope to see the day when this anomaly will be remedied . Mr. T ENNYSON, after the taster recess, intends to apply to 'th e H o use of Commons for leave to bring in a Bill to prohibit the use of spring-guns and men-traps. Mr. C. Goz.nnuaN, who was wounded in a duel with a gentlemjtn of the name of Free mantle, at Ashby Morton, four miles from Marl borough Downs, died on Sunday. The wound was in the fleshy part of the thigh, and the de ceased underwent amputation too late. FISHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. THE KING. 'WINDSOR, BIARCIt 22 ~.The KING continues in the most happy state of improvement. Scarce a symptom of illness re mains ; and as soon as the weather shall permit, his Majesty will resume his favourite rides in the Parks. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland and family, from Alnwick Castle ; the Earl of Roslyn and family, from Scot. land ; Lord Frederick B e auclerk, from the Sandwich Islands; Algernon Capel,'Esq. from Norfolk ; Robert Vansittart, Esq. from Berks ; Thomas Page, Esq. from Cobham Mr. and Mrs. Burton, from Kent; Mr, .Mrs. and the AWNS Ham mond, front Herts. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN. Emily Marchioness of Lnntlonderry, on a tour ; Earl, Countess, and the Ladies Bathurst, for Brighton ; the Earl and Countess of Jersey, for Middleton Park, Oxfordshire; the Earl and Countess of Bristol; Lord and the Ladies Her. vey, for Putney Heath ; Wilbraham Egerton, Esq. M.P. and Mrs. Egerton, for Brighton ; Sir John Nicholl, m.p. for Wales; Sir William and L.uty Jane Houston, for Avisford, Suffolk; Gilbert Heatheote, Esq. M.P. for Lincolnshire. ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORY IN EGYPT. Tuesday was celebrated, at the United Service Club, the Anniversary of the Battle of the 21st of March, 1801, when the brave AIIERCROMBY, in the moment of victory, resigned his valuable life in the service of his King and Country. Tito Meeting was composed of the Gallant Officers of the Navy and Army who had contributed, by their exertions, to the brilliant success of that memorable day ; and we are happy to find that an epoch so dear and honourable to the British nation will be continued to be celebrated in its commemoration.— Amongst the distinguished Officers present we observed.—Lord Howden, the President ; the Earls of . Cork and Cavan ; Lord Lyndoch, Sir John Doyle, Burt., Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Admiral Scott, Sir Wm. Houston, the Hon. Major-Generals Ramsay and Greville, &c. &c. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester entertained the Dowager Marchioneas of Salisbury and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at Gloucester House, Park.lane. The Honourable J. Abereromby entertained the Marquis and Marchioness of Lanadown and a large party at dinner 'rester. day, at his house in New.street, Sprnng•gardens. The Earl of Kingston had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house, Whitehall•place.. The Marquis de Palmella, the Portuguese Ambassador, transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning, at the Foreign Office. THE ARMY. The Ist Division of the 3d (the King's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons has arrived at Donaghadee, from Port Patrick. The Ist Division of the 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers) has embarked at Donagluidee for Port Patrick. The 4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards has re. ceived orders to embark at Dublin for Liverpool, on board the vessels that conveyed the 2d (the Greys) Regiment of Dragoos to Ireland. • Detachments belonging to the 3d Regiments of Dragoon Guards, and the 16th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Hussars), marched yesterday morning, front Westminster, for Bristol, on route to Ireland. Detachments belonging to the Othi lath, 24th, and filth Itegi. ments of Infantry, marched yesterday morning, from West minster, for Bristol, on route to Ireland. A Detachment 'belonging to the East India Company's Ser vice, embarked on Tuesday evening, at Billingsgate, for Gravesend, on route to Chatham. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. [FROM LLOYD'S.] DEAL ' MAacit 22,—Wind N. E.—A rrived, and remain with the homeward hound, the Hope, Swan, trout St. Dothingo ; Hope, 'Toilet, from Liverpool ; and the John, Glass, from Dartmouth. The Latona and Crescent have each been supplied with an anchor. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 22.--Wind N.E.--Arrived the William, Vivens, from St. Michael's; and Mary Simpkin, Cox, fro►u Youghall. PLYMOUTH, MAncir 21.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Louisa, Illampad, from Gibraltar. FALMOUTH, MARCH . 2I.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Miry, Quick, from Cork. Sailed the Harriet, liandey, for Vera Cruz. Arrived off" Dover, the Daniel, Allen, from the South Seas and St. Helena. The Ida, Schauer, Henrietta iVilbelmina, And the Neptune, Bradenhall, from I)antzic to (Am-pool, were totally wrecked the 11th instant at North Ronaldshay ; ecews saved ; cargoes ex pected to be saved. Yesterday 3 Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Edward lawford, Esq., was appointed solicitor to the Company, in the room of Henry Smith, Esq., deceased.-- The following ships were taken up and thus stationed, viz., Lady Raffles, Florentia, Ahherton, and Rockingham, for Bengal; Asia and Ann and Amelia, for China and Quebec; and Lord Amherst, for China and Halifax. ROY AL CouuccG TURATR We yesterday in4pected this beautiful house, and felt great sa. tisfaction at the taste displayed in the recent alterations, additions, and ornaments combined throughout, particularly in the boxes, the 'wi nds of which are painted a bright emerald green, relieved with a, French white ; the styles, cornices, and ornaments richly gilded, and the seats covered with crimson cloth, to which there are six new ones added ; the tiding divided into pannels, a rich fawn colour, with green and gold; the proscenium touch enlarged, and chews off a very fine picture of Haechus wooing Ariadne, with th© usual group of Cupids, &c. This does great credit to the pencil of Mr. Denson, - and engages the eye upon entering the house; the orchestra so construced ns to enlarge the pit, the gallery lowered five feet, with five additional seats, which renders it equal to any part of the house. The portico in front is the length of the building, nod 18 feet deep, which in bad weather will prove a salutary addition. These, together with a promising hill of fare and an excellent dramatis persona!, must attract the lovers of rational amusement next Easter Mon day and during the season. Among the many favourite performers engaged, are Messrs. Hunt. ley, 11. Kemble, Itowbotham, T. Blanchard, 'Flemings, Young, Lewis, Buck stone, Goldsmith, Mesdames Egerton, Young, Davidge, Weston, Misses Watson, Poole, and a variety of super. numeraries. The musical department under the direction of Mr. T. Hughes. . ST. AND!IEW'i.-011 Sabbath night or Monday morning, the classroom of the Greek Professor was broken into. Several panes of the windows were broken, the door blockaded with forms, a nd the Professor's chair carried off, brok e n d own, andt sea. Part of was ftohurioldwttatittire Baths.--(E d inburgh th,b,ervor, March %O.) !lousy STEALING.---It appears from a return made by order of the House of Commons, of the persons convicted of horse stealing during 1823, 1824, and 1825, that the number amo un t e d to 49, of whom 10 were executed, 234 t rans p orte d for life, and 205 transported or imprisoned to hard l a bour for various periods—of the l a tt er , three were females. s ut .:Ev.sTEALINGi.—By a similar return of per sconvicted for stealin g o f sheep during the n 5 same period, it appears that the number was 288, of whom four were executed, 144 transported for life, and 140 transported or imprisoned to hard labour for various periods, ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. YORK, TuzspaY, MARCH 21. John Clayton, aged 3,2, was indicted, charged on the oath of John Simpson, overseer of the poor of Ledsham, and James Sunderland, constable, with having, on the 24th of Septembe r 1824, intermarried with Sarah Robinson, of L a d s harnl • SarS, Milne, his former wife, being then living. William Dixon, curate of East it rdsley, in the Test Riding, on the Bth of Novernb.er, 1813, married the prisoner to Sarah Milne, and they continued to reside in the salvo varish for four or five years. Sarah Robinson first became acquainted, with the prisoner about two years , ago, and was then living at Dlaplewell. Shortly after she went with him to Rothwell, and was married to him, and returned with him to Maplewell, where they continued to live together for about six months. She then went to bedsham for a short time, and on her return, found his other wife wi t h him in the house, who beat her with the tongs, and would not permit her to stay. On cross-examination, she admitted they had been living te_ gaiter as man and wife at Maplewell before they were married. James Sunderland, assistant constable of Wakefield, produced copies of the registry of the prisoner's marriage with Sarah Robinson, at Mahwah On the 6th of October last, he took the prisoner into custody ; his first wife was then with biro, a n d went with them to the place of confinement. She said, sooner than have any bother, she would give him up at once, and let the other wife take him. The prisoner said at the time he had another wife. On being asked if ke had any thing to say in his defence, the prisoner called Mr. Samuel Setley, wh o kn ew t h e primmer fur 14 years, and remembered Sarah Milne, his first wife, leaving the prisoner, and eloping from Maplewell with a men named Barker.. She remained about two or thtee years, and it was reported she was dead, and it was not till then that the prisoner had married Robinson. 31r. Baron ilur,Locx having summed up the evidence, the Jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Learned Judge then said, " Prisoner, you have been convicted on very clear evidence, b u t t h ere are circumstances in your case which are sonte mitigation of the offence. The sea.. tense of the Court is, that you be imprisoned for six calendar months." CIVIL amt.—CLARK V. JOHNSON AND LAYTON'. 'his was an action to recover the sum of GO/. paid by. the plaintiff to the defendants under the following circumstances: Mr. Hove stated the case to the Jury. The plaintiff, Miss Clark, in the year 1010, became the mother of an illegitimate child, and before her confinement was required by the defend ants, overseers of the parish in which she resided, to indem nify the parish against the child becoming chargeable at any future time. The plaintiff, unwilling to expose the father of her child, raised the sum of Gill., which she paid to tl.e defend ants. The defendants placed it in the Scarborough bank, and paid the plaintiff the interest of the money till the year 1822, when the bank failed. On that occasion the defendants re_ ceived a dividend of tis. in the pound, amounting to I.a. lie. 3d. which they h a d p a id i nto Court, and thereby reduced the plaintiff's claim to 451.45. 9d. The child has never yet been chargeable to the parish. The cause had been tried at the last Assizes, and under the direction of the Learned Judge who presided on that occasion, as well as the present, a verdict had been found for the defendants. The opinion of his Lordship kid been since overruled by the Court.of Common Pleat, atsd the cause had been directed to be subniitted to a Jury. The evidence for the plaintiff having fully established the case stated by Mr. Ilolt, Mr. Sea aLtre addressed the Jury for the defendant* Mr. Justice BAYLEY, in summing up, observed that there was no question for the consideration of the jury. He was nut before aware that his opinion h a d b ee n over-ru l e d b y t h e Court of Common Pleas, but had no difficulty in stating, that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover, as no evidence had been given that she had offered a bond or any other indemnity to protect the parish against the child becoming chargeable. H e theretbre directed the jury to fi n d for the defendants. Mr. Hour signified that he should tender a bill of exceptions; against the direction of the learned Jude. The Jury seeming to hesitate in following the learned Judge's direction, a proposal was made by the defendants' ci.eusd, and agreed to by Alf. Holt, to refer the whole matter to Mr. Patter - son.—Referred accordingly. EXECUTION OF JOIIN been passed upon this unfortunate m a n,. and he had be e n rc- As soon as the awful s e nt en c e o f th e l aw h a d he manifested on his trial sav e w a y. li e h orst out i nto bi tter moved from the dock to the prison, all th a t s t ur dy firnmees whicli weeping, and positively alhrmcd his innocence. Bat on being in-, formed of his awful state, that lie must soon appear befor. Him to whom the secrets of all hearts arc known, end dint these &du rations would be totally inefketual to stop the execution of the law, he remained silent, lie was immetliately afterwaeds visited by the Rev. Air. Rowley, the chaplain of the prison, to Whom he confessed in u frank and open manner the justice of the sentence passed upon him, Ile acknowledged that the bloody deed was perpetrated by' himself' alone; although he ne.nu mined that the subject of the robbery was first suggested to hint by Ralph Weston. lie could not tell the exact time at which he arrived at the house of his unfortunate victims; he stated, however, that he remained for a considerable time at a small bridge near Ashworth, before he went to their house, but that lie did not see John Chadwick, who swore on the trial that he left the old people about ten o'clock in the even ing l • although there is no d ou b t t h at h e must h ave arrived at Alarcroft immediately after that time. According to his own account, he accompli s h e d hi s sanguinary urpose whilst under the influence of li quor; an d h e sa id h e t h ought that he p did it with the poker alone,. and never used the spade, which it was intimated by the surgeon must have been employed in cutting the old m an in th e wa y h e was fe nn el, b ut , o f t h at he could not speak with cer t a i nty . As to t h e st i c k S t a te d to have been found in the house, lie said it must have been there before he went, for it was not taken there by him.-- bring perfectly well ed them, in order, as known rl his to Tole uo tobjectiie old teas people, plunder;liearl,)ltii,r he conceived, that no testimony should rise up against him for the robbery. That lie searched as much as he could let motley; but the appearance of the old people, after their murder, so horrified him, that he seized the first article that came to his hand, and then tied with precipitation. That ever since lie committed the murder, the remorse and gnawing of his mind were indescribable. That he was determined to deny laid guilt till legally conv i cte d ; and that now, having dis burdened his mind front the load, he felt inure tranquil. LH ntediately on his committal to prison, th e ch a pl a i n exhorted him to prepare for the worst con se qu ences, and being quite il literate, every means was made use of to teach hint to read ; and these efforts succeeded so far as to enable him to make firm ; out for himeelf any striking passage of Scripture that was pointed Out to him by the clergyman. On fiunday last he attended the chapel, in enountleisia.nyonwiitilit!, John Smith, and humus 31artin, who are also left fur exce elation for f i li te r appeared to to be quite composed and etho : bitterly rcsi el iifir)eolt r withl the ti j r: c e s n teSriirrirgl Simpson and there was very little, if ally, alteration in his general appearance Mr a length of time. He brought a prayer -book into opened it, 1 from what it was at the time of the trial. Ott his being placed in the apartment appropriated for condemned felons, he wept yaa night; i t g. deliveringll t appeareda n d 0 ; an o nl eie peruse t:ttyi n i i t gi 1 fti even ins: l2ltithlectioelart.P,sl;.iulainicidh:7apter, 301 verse, lie slept very' during the composedly the whole ing the Chaplain again visited hint. About eleven o'clock the sacrament was adatinistered to him, and soon afterwards he WAS pinioned in th e mote l way. Exactly at twelve o'clock he came upon the fatal scatfold, and after the burial service had beets read over by the chaplain, the drop fell, and he was launched into eternity. Ile appeared to struggle very little.—(sllo, cheater Mcrcurv,) DESTRUCTIVE Fruts.—Short ly before 1 o'clock this morning, a most destructive fire brok out in the shop of Mr. STAnn.Es, oil and colourman, of Drury-lane, which entirely destroyed the same. So rapid was the fire, that the only inmate in the house, narrowly escaped with his life by jumping from a window. Monday evening the premises of Mr. OttusE, butcher, in A 1;- dersgate-street, were discovered to be on tire. but, by the laudable activity of the neighhout 9 and watchmen, in bringing the parish ,engia:: got ahead, an d b ut trifling clannige with great p romp i tude, it was extinguisher ere +v33 SUSlin ed.-r-A fire broke out yesterday mor ning, at fo ur o'clock, i n the hous e of Mr. Sparrow) t" sign of d the Blue Posts, the corner of lianway - l ard, which eotirely destroyed Tottenham-c ourt-yard; the building. The Board of W or k s are lending out the framework o f a l arge storehouse to the island of Ascension, for the convenience of vessels ton cl v: ing there on th e i r ontward.bound vorigs'